ArmInfo. There is no need to sound the alarm regarding the position of Armenian cognac on the Russian market.
The head of the Union of Winemakers of Armenia Avag Harutyunyan told ArmInfo about this, commenting on today's report that almost 90% of Armenian cognacs sold in Russian stores turned out to be unsafe.
As the specialist noted, such statements are more of a political nature. Of course, Armenian producers have problems, but they are constantly being resolved. However, to claim that 90% of all Armenian products are unsafe is completely groundless. "This is not the scale and volume, it is obvious that such "research" is based on the current political moment. Especially if you consider the politicized nature of the organizations that conducted the research. There is nothing terrible about them," the head of the Union said.
According to joint research conducted by the international association "Anti-counterfeit" and the Union of Producers of Cognac, Spirits and Alcoholic Beverages, which TASS has become familiar with, almost 90% of Armenian cognacs sold in Russian stores turned out to be unsafe, while almost half of the products contain non-grape spirits.
To conduct the research, 200 samples of cognac of more than 20 brands from ten of the largest Armenian producers were purchased. The samples were purchased in stores of most Russian federal retail chains and were sent for analysis to an independent laboratory of the All-Russian Research Institute of Brewing, Soft Drinks and Wine Industry. "In 177 of them, or 89% - 9 out of 10 samples, violations were found. And in almost half of them, non-grape spirits were found. And grape spirits are what actually make a drink cognac. And only 23 samples were found to be fully compliant with GOSTs and the legislation of the Russian Federation," the study says. In this regard, the Anti-Counterfeit Association sent appeals to the Prosecutor General's Office, the Federal Customs Service and Rosalkogoltobakkontrol with a request to take measures for additional control over imported alcoholic products from the Republic of Armenia, given that the imported cargo passes in transit through the Republic of Georgia, and to take measures to limit the circulation of products that do not meet quality standards in wholesale and retail networks
